Cellular sun-ray intercepter for skylights.



J. W. HUTTON. CELLULAR SUN RAY INTBRGEPTER FOR SKYLIGHI'S. APPLICATION FILED DEO. 3, 1910.

Patented June 13,1911.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June s, i910. semi No. 595,440.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, Joni. W. Hu'r'roiv, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelhia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented cert-ain new and useful "improvements in Cellular Sun-Ray lntercepters for Skylights, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for intercepting the rays the sun coming through a skylight and the object of the invention is to provide a simple means for intercepting the direct rays of the sun whereby the use of ground or stained glass, awnings, shades or curtains, or shutters formed of movable slats, may be dispensed with.

am aware that it is very common to use ground or stained glass under a skylight, and also to use awnings and shades of various kinds, and in some instances to employ shutters formed of parallel slats arranged to be adjusted so as to intercept the rays. All of these expedients cut oftl a certain amount of the light and most of them greatly reduce the opening through which the light passes.

ln the preferred embodiment of my invention, my intercepter is ma e of a series of square or rectangular cells formed of any material whatsoever with suiiicient depth in comparison to their width so that when such an intercepter is set up under a skylight with the sides of the cells vertical, the direct rays of the sun will be intercepted by these vertical sides so as not to enter an fall directly upon the objects underneath the skylight.

Having in mind this brief statement, this invention consists in the intercepter shown in its preferable embodiment in the accompanying drawings and hereinafter described in detail an then definitely claimed.

ln the drawings accompanying an orming part hereof: Figure l is a sectional view of an ordinary form of skylight having my invention placed thereunder in position or use. Fig. 2 is a plan view looking down on the intercepter, the skylight not being illustrated. Fig. 3 is a perspective view o part of the intercepter showing how the sun rays are intercepte Fig. l is a perspective view showing how my intercepter may be used in connection with a diffusing sash especi lly t the skylight where ventilation is desired through the skylight wel Referring now to the details of the drawings by numerals and more particularly Figs. l, 9. and 3, l designates the roof of a building having a skylight well 2 over which is placed the ordinary or any form of skylight 3, all of these, as illustrated, being those very commonly employed and they therefore need no further description. With this form of skylight the direct rays of the sun would through the well and strike the room below, 'and to intercept these direct rays o e sun, l place in suitable position underneath my cellular intercepter i which, as illustrated in Fig. 1, may e carried by suitable supports 5 rlhis cellular intercepter is formed very much as an egg-crate is constructed; that is to say, it is formed of a series of square or rectangular cells formed of any material whatsoever, these cells having suflicient depth in comparison to their width so that when they are set up with their sides vertical, the direct rays o the sun, even atnoon (except in the tropics), would be intercepted by these vertical sides as shown more particularly in Fig. 3. n actual use, l prefer to make these cells only six inches across, whereas they are preferably one foot six inches in depth. By making the cells of this shape they are of suflicient height, with respect to their breadth, to intercept the direct rays of the sun in this latitude, although if the intercepter should be used in a tropical country, where the rays of the sun are nearer the vertical, it may be better to make the sides of the intercepter slightly oblique.

rlhe intercepter may be supported in any desirable way and it can be supported by fastening to the lining of the light well or, where it is necessary that the intercepter support the weight of a man, it can be trussed in any desirable way.

My cellular intercepter does not interfere with any ventilator operating device that may be` necessary in the skylight above since it is easily seen that where operating devices for ventilation are necessary the rods, chains, etc., may be brought down through the cells as indicated at 6 in Fig. 1; or where it is desirable to provide a diffusing sas and still have ventilation the deiiector may be supported as indicated in the perspective View, F ig. t, Where the diffusing glass 7 is j jacent thereto, said with Ventilating spaces 8 left] open cellular formation, the cells being of edge between the supporting small width compared with their depth, subbracliets 9 as clearly shown, the cellular t stantially as described. I intercepter 4L being arranged so that a pane f In a device of the character described, of the diffusing glass is within each cell of a skylight, and an intercepter located adthe intercepter. jacent thereto, said intercepter comprising From the foregoing and accompanying cellular formation, and a diffusing pane for Crawings, it Will be seen that I have proeach cell of the intercepter, substantially as vided a cellular sun ray intercepter Which effectively intercepts the direct rays of the sun coming through a slilight and which permits of the passage of substantially all the light Without shutting off a large amount o"l t ie space.

il. In a device of the character described, a skylight, and an intercepter located adjacent thereto, said intercepter comprising' cellular formation, and a diffusing' pane for each cell of the intercepter, With Ventilating spaces at scribed.

Signed by me at lVashington, D. C., this 2d day of December 1910.

JOEL XV. HUTTON.

l. In a device of the character described,

an intercepter located adopen cellular formation, the interior Walls of the cells acting as diusing surfaces, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the character described, a skylight, and an intercepter located adfitnesses JOHN L. FLETCHER,

HoMAs E. ROBERTSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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